Four months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, Americans have donated more than $1 billion for disaster relief there, almost on a par with their giving after the Asian tsunami in 2004, according to a tally by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana…
This is Haiti; it beckons you, then it tests you. It heats you up then tries to melt you down, and this group of sweaty, dirt-caked volunteers persevered for one reason: Children.
A statewide relief effort for the children of earthquake-ravaged Haiti that the governor’s office and the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) organized has raised about $100,000, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Saturday.
Ten days after the Jan. 12 earthquake devastated his native Haiti, Jodel Charles was on a plane bound for home.
PORTSMOUTH — When certified hand therapist Cindy Lavigne arrived on the tarmac of Port-au-Prince International Airport in Haiti March 9 she saw tumbled-over and crushed boxes of supplies lining the runway.
Sam Haraldson was both saddened and inspired after treating earthquake victims in Haiti. He came away with a new perspective on his profession.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking $2 billion to expand access to Haitian schools.
The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking $2 billion to expand access to Haitian schools. President Rene Preval and Bank President Luis Moreno announced the five-year program Saturday. It could be among the first presented for possible funding by the new Haitian Interim Reconstruction Commission co-chaired by Bill Clinton. Haiti – Inter-American Development Bank – Caribbean – Bill Clinton …
Fashion-forward men (and the women who shop for them): If you care to buy an elegant shirt and help Haiti at the same time, now you can. Haitian-born clothing manufacturers Patrick and Fabrice Tardieu have launched a limited collection of men’s dress shirts, sold at select Nordstrom stores, to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief.
TEWKSBURY — Rock musician Joel Warren and his band Character Rising and the John F. Ryan Elementary School are teaming up to offer a free concert to benefit Haitian relief tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the school.